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What You’ll Need for an Art Heist

On March 18, 1990, $500 million worth of art was stolen from the Gardner Museum. Now, the Feds are apparently close to finally solving the whodunit. Just in case this story inspires you, we’ve gathered a few essentials for your own heist. If anyone asks, you never met us.

FOR THE WILLIS LOOK

Rag & Bone’s Knit Chamber Waistcoat

You Require: That Bruce-Willis-in-Hudson-Hawk, cat-burglar-in-daytime look.
You’ll Receive: A classic, 100% merino wool, six-button waistcoat. It’s got four pockets, with two of them slit-style. Which is the only pocket style in which you should carry your prized four-piece aluminum lock pick set.

FOR THE TEETH

Steve McQueen’s Toothpick Case

You Require: Toothpicks. And the unrelenting cool of the original rakish art criminal, Steve McQueen in 1968’s The Thomas Crown Affair.
You’ll Receive: McQueen’s chosen vehicle to store a few trademark teeth timbers: an American-made, leather-pocket toothpick holster for five sticks. Enough for a really long recon mission.

FOR OFF THE CLOCK

Gant’s MB Glencheck Wool Blazer

You Require: An homage to the way McQueen looked between smash-and-grab jobs.
You’ll Receive: A fitted, Michael Bastian–designed glen check wool blazer, with all the trimmings (elbow patches, double back vents). Plus, it’s narrow in the chest and comes in Tremont blue. The official color of rogues with a past.

FOR THE HEAD

Bowler Hat à la Pierce Brosnan

You Require: The ability to hide in plain sight. Which is what all good bowler hats give you.
You’ll Receive: A Salmagundi bowler hat that offers a nod to Brosnan’s Thomas Crown update, as well as that famous painting. You know. With the hat. And apple. That one.

FOR THE UNEXPECTED

A Chest-Mounted Utility Blade

You Require: A you-never-know utility blade that’s legal in Boston (under 2.5 inches).
You’ll Receive: This made-in-Walpole, D-shaped steel knife, which attaches to your unitard or utility belt by paracord. They can even bead-blast the blade so it doesn’t reflect light while you’re carving the frame off a Monet.